The BEST episodes of Expedition Unknown
Every episode of Expedition Unknown ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Expedition Unknown!
Expedition Unknown chronicles the adventures of Josh Gates as he investigates iconic mysteries across the globe. Gates begins by interviewing key eyewitnesses and uncovering recent developments in the story, then springboards into a fully immersive exploration. This authentic, roughshod adventure leads Gates closer to the truth behind these unanswered global enigmas, such as the disappearance of Amelia Earhart’s plane. Josh Gates is an adventurer and avid explorer with a unique brand of humor and passion for off-the-map excursions.
#1 - The Hunt for the Golden Owl
Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/29/2019
Josh Gates stalks prey that has eluded capture for 25 years, the Golden Owl. A book of riddles gives cryptic clues to where the Owl statuette, worth half a million dollars, is hidden. Josh joins treasure hunters using new leads to chase the fortune.
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#2 - Cracking The Secret
Season 7 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/2/2019
Josh Gates is on a nation-wide treasure hunt to solve a mystery no one has cracked for 40 years: The Secret. Josh travels coast-to-coast and back in time using cutting edge augmented reality and tapping into a network of obsessed Secret detectives.
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#3 - Great Women of Ancient Egypt
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/7/2018
Josh Gates strives to uncover the buried secrets of three of the most powerful and elusive women in ancient Egypt -- Hatshepsut, Nefertiti and Cleopatra; a facial reconstruction project is commissioned to reveal the face of King Tut's mother.
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#5 - Yamashita's Gold
Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/10/2016
Josh travels to the Philippines searching for Yamashita's Gold, a treasure that has been hidden since World War II. When the cave Josh explores quickly fills with water, will he escape with a piece of history before he's trapped?
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#6 - Sharks Vs. Nazis In Paradise
Season 13 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/10/2024
In this episode, Josh Gates explores the remains of an American ship sunk by a Nazi U-boat during WWII. The quest takes a thrilling turn as he teams up with shark expert Tristan Guttridge, who introduces a groundbreaking approach: using sharks as underwater spies to uncover the wreck. This innovative strategy promises to shed new light on the shipwreck and the events surrounding its demise decades ago.
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#8 - Treasure of the Copper Scroll
Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/14/2019
Josh Gates investigates a unique Dead Sea Scroll etched with riddles that could lead to an ancient treasure. Following new leads, Josh treks into the punishing Jordanian desert in search of the potential fortune.
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#10 - Knights Templar Treasure Hunt
Season 10 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/22/2022
On the trail of the secretive Knights Templar, Josh chases the legendary warriors' lost fortune including the coveted Holy Grail. In England, Josh digs in to find a Templar buried tunnel. Then, he travels to Poland to excavate a rare Templar gravesite.
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#11 - Dalton Gang's Outlaw Fortune
Season 10 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/8/2022
Josh Gates heads to the Wild West in search of the hidden loot heisted by infamous lawmen turned criminals, the Dalton Gang. Re-tracing the Gang's last steps and investigating their final, deadly shoot-out, Josh chases a fortune worth millions today.
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#14 - Great Lakes' Vanished Warships
Season 11 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/21/2023
Diving into Lake Superior, Josh has brand-new intel that may finally solve a 100-year-old mystery: the resting place of two WW1 minesweepers; on their way to combat German mines in the Atlantic, the warships sank and took the lives of 79 sailors.
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#16 - America's MIA Heroines
Season 13 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/31/2024
Josh Gates travels to Cote d'Ivoire in West Africa to find the wreckage of an American military plane that disappeared in the closing days of World War II. Eighteen Women's Army Corps members were on board and are listed as MIA to this day.
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#17 - Finding the Lost Pilots of WW2
Season 12 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/22/2023
Josh dives deep into the Navy's heroic Pearl Harbor counterattack, uncovering an eyewitness who shares vivid details of American soldiers' executions. New intel leads to a discovery that changes history -- the first US plane ever found from this battle.
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#18 - Buried Secrets of the Nazis
Season 10 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/1/2022
Josh Gates hunts for Third Reich secrets as he searches for stolen art in a flooded tunnel complex, tries to decode an officer's diary pointing to tons of plundered Nazi gold and visits the ruins of a city burned to ashes in the final days of WWII.
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#20 - Hunt for the Chupacabra
Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/18/2019
In the dark caves and thick jungles of Puerto Rico, Josh Gates tracks a modern-day mystery - the Chupacabra. Working with a wildlife biologist, a veterinarian and an investigator, Josh explores a recent wave of attacks to separate fact from fiction.
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#21 - Alexander's Lost Tomb
Season 13 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/26/2024
Spanning Europe and Africa, Josh's chase for Alexander's remains and fortune ramps up. Clues mount in a flooded ruin beneath Alexandria, Egypt. Later, Josh gathers shocking evidence Alexander's body may actually lie in Venice's St. Mark's Cathedral.
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#22 - Lost Spanish Fortune, Found!
Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 6/14/2017
Josh Gates travels the coast of Florida and to the newly opened country of Cuba in search of sunken treasure from a fleet of Spanish ships sunk in 1715. The hunt takes him deep into the Atlantic and into the previously sealed National Archives of Cuba.
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#23 - Lost City of El Mirador
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/5/2018
Josh concludes his investigation into the mysterious Maya city of El Mirador, from the possible burial of the elusive Snake Kings to uncovering the secrets behind the fall of one of history's greatest ancient cities.
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#24 - Lost Tomb of the Viking King
Season 12 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/27/2023
Josh chases the treasure of legendary Viking Harald "Bluetooth" Gormsson. The discovery of a mysterious gold artifact sends Josh on a journey through Scandinavia and into remote northern European forests to uncover Bluetooth's tomb and fortune.
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#25 - The Secret
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/17/2018
Josh travels all over the US to find the treasures featured in The Secret, a cryptic book published in the 1980s. He meets with members of the book's cult following, who each think they're on the verge of finding one of the 10 remaining treasures.
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